What mine does, is when I press the button to get the time or whatever the
case may be, it starts to talk then the speech is cut off and it makes a
squealing noise.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock


> There is a small hole in the back of the calculator just big enough for a
> stylus.  push it down with your stylus to reset it.  Sometimes it is
> required when you change batteries but not all of the time.  Why?  I don't
> know.  I only know that it worked on mine until the calculator got
> physically destroyed.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock
>
>
> > Like you, I also have the el640 that stopped working after 20 years. I
> > changed batteries with no luck.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "w4hc" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock
> >
> >
> >> Does anyone know where I can get one of the talking calculators with
> >> clock
> >> and timer repaired. I have had this one for about 15 years and it has
> >> been
> > a
> >> good one. It just suddenly stopped working. I changed batteries and got
a
> >> sighted person to check it out but couldn't get it to work again.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:10 PM
> >> Subject: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock
> >>
> >>
> >> > HI folks,
> >> >
> >> > I've had one of these for years and haven't bothered to set the time
> >> > on it and don't have any instructions.  This is the unit with the
> >> > timer mode, no stopwatch, alarm plays a cheesy version of Camp TOwn
> >> > races or something like that.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway am leaving it in the drawer in the shack at the hospital club
> >> > station where I get my hf fix frequently and would like to set the
> >> > time correctly but can't recall how.  Anybody recall?"
> >> > I only really used the calculator on the silly thing.  In fact the
> >> > last time it was set correctly when I installed new batteries I think
> >> > a friend did it.
> >> >
> >> > 73 de nf5b
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Richard Webb
> >> >
> >> > Electric Spider Productions
> >> >                                            "They that can give up
> >> > essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> >> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> >> > --- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
> >> > Historical review of Pennsylvania
> >> >
> >>
> >
>